Winter support

Colchester Borough Council is providing support for residents, businesses and communities throughout winter.

Apply for Assisted Collection

Assisted collections application

Apply for help with your recycling and rubbish collections.

Apply for help with your recycling and rubbish collections.

Apply for Assisted Collection

Apply for help with your recycling and rubbish collections.

Rubbish Limit Exemption

Waste limit exemption

We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish every fortnight. Ap...

We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish...

Rubbish Limit Exemption

We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish every fortnight. Apply for an exemption if you think that you will exceed the 3 bag limit.

Opt out of having a garden wheelie bin

Opt out of having a garden wheelie bin

If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden bin. Please note th...

If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden...

Opt out of having a garden wheelie bin

If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden bin. Please note that if you do this you will not receive a garden waste collection.

Other things you can Apply for

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Advertisement Consent

For temporary notices up to 0.6 square metres as well as other small notices going up outside your property. It is advised that you check the advice on the Planning Portal before you proceed.

Advertisement Consent

Advertisement Consent

For temporary notices up to 0.6 squar...

For temporary notices up to 0.6 squar...

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Apply for a Road Closure

If you are organising your own march, procession, parade or street party then you will need to apply for a road closure. Read more information here.

Apply for a Road Closure

Apply for a Road Closure

If you are organising your own march,...

If you are organising your own march,...

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Apply for Assisted Gardening

If you are unable to maintain your garden, we provide a grass and hedge cutting service to help you out.

Apply for Assisted Gardening

Apply for Assisted Gardening

If you are unable to maintain your ga...

If you are unable to maintain your ga...

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Apply for Housing

Register for the Gateway to Homechoice Housing Register.

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Apply for Housing

Register for the Gateway to Homechoic...

Register for the Gateway to Homechoic...

We provide a brief for each stage of the archaeological investigation and use a database to identify and assess sites at risk of damage

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Archaeology Advice and Historic Environment Record

Building projects that affect scheduled monuments require special consent and planning permission.

Archaeology Advice and Historic Environment Record

Archaeology Advice and Historic ...

Building projects that affect schedul...

Building projects that affect schedul...

Our aim is to help you achieve compliance with Building Regulations whilst maintaining your original design.

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Building Control Approval

Building work requires Building Control Approval and you're responsible for making sure that your building project complies with Building Regulations.

Building Control Approval

Building Control Approval

Building work requires Building Contr...

Building work requires Building Contr...

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Certificate of Lawfulness

If you're unsure if you need planning permission, we'll provide you with an official "Yes" or "No".

Certificate of Lawfulness

Certificate of Lawfulness

If you're unsure if you need planning...

If you're unsure if you need planning...

View records of Building Control Competent Persons Certificates held by us in the past 15 years.

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Competent Person Certificate Register

A competent person can self-certify certain types of building work if you work in the building trade

Competent Person Certificate Register

Competent Person Certificate Reg...

A competent person can self-certify c...

A competent person can self-certify c...

We recommend you submit a Heads of Terms with any pre-application or planning application

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Heads of Terms

For planning permission to be approved for major developments, heads of terms must be set out

Heads of Terms

Heads of Terms

For planning permission to be approve...

For planning permission to be approve...

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Housing Benefit & Local Council Tax Support

Find out if you are entitled to Housing Benefit & Local Council Tax Support, make a claim & upload evidence.

Housing Benefit & Local Council Tax Support

Housing Benefit & Local Council ...

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Find out if you are entitled to Housi...

Once the landscape proposal for a large development has been drawn up, copies should be sent to us under "Discharge (Approval) of Conditions".

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Landscape Consultancy

Our guidelines should be followed when drawing up landscape proposals for development sites at either the application stage or when required under a condition.

Landscape Consultancy

Landscape Consultancy

Our guidelines should be followed whe...

Our guidelines should be followed whe...

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Listed Building Consent

If your property is a listed building you will require consent to carry out works. Apply here.

Listed Building Consent

Listed Building Consent

If your property is a listed building...

If your property is a listed building...

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Litter Warriors

Join the fight to keep the Borough safe from litter.

Litter Warriors

Litter Warriors

Join the fight to keep the Borough sa...

Join the fight to keep the Borough sa...

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Local Land Charge - CON29 "R"

A standard set of enquires used to find out other information recorded against a property or land i.e. planning history, roadways and environmental matters.

Local Land Charge - CON29 "R"

Local Land Charge - CON29 "R"

A standard set of enquires used to fi...

A standard set of enquires used to fi...

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Local Land Charge - LLC1

Deals with entries that have been registered in the Local Land Charges Register i.e. Renovation Grants, Tree Preservation Orders, Conditional Planning Permissions or Financial Charges.

Local Land Charge - LLC1

Local Land Charge - LLC1

Deals with entries that have been reg...

Deals with entries that have been reg...

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Local Land Charge - Personal Search

The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 give you access rights to environmental information held by a public authority.

Local Land Charge - Personal Search

Local Land Charge - Personal Search

The Environmental Information Regulat...

The Environmental Information Regulat...

If you are offered a PPA, download the template to help with the project.

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Planning Performance Agreement

Large, more complex planning applications are handled through a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA).

Planning Performance Agreement

Planning Performance Agreement

Large, more complex planning applicat...

Large, more complex planning applicat...

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Planning Permission

Choose the type of permission you need and submit your application.

Planning Permission

Planning Permission

Choose the type of permission you nee...

Choose the type of permission you nee...

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Pre-Application Advice

Apply for professional advice before submitting a formal planning application.

Pre-Application Advice

Pre-Application Advice

Apply for professional advice before ...

Apply for professional advice before ...

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Report a Problem

Report a planning control problem

Report a Problem

Report a Problem

Report a planning control problem

Report a planning control problem

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Report Dangerous Structure

Let us know about the safety of any structure like a building, wall, fence or loose roof tiles.

Report Dangerous Structure

Report Dangerous Structure

Let us know about the safety of any s...

Let us know about the safety of any s...

If you think your tree qualifies, you can apply to have a tree considered for protection.

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Request a new TPO

Tree Preservation Orders can only be used to protect selected trees and woodlands if their removal would have a significant impact on the local environment and its enjoyment by the public.

Request a new TPO

Request a new TPO

Tree Preservation Orders can only be ...

Tree Preservation Orders can only be ...

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Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register

The Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 requires us to keep a register of individuals and associations of individuals who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in the Borough.

Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register

Self-Build and Custom Housebuild...

The Self-Build and Custom Housebuildi...

The Self-Build and Custom Housebuildi...

After this, we take responsibility and can help with name plate repairs, name plate specifications, name plate production. We can produce the street name plates for a new development on your behalf, apply now.

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Street Name Plates

It's the responsibility of the developer to install new street name plates on new developments before they leave site and maintain them for the first year.

Street Name Plates

Street Name Plates

It's the responsibility of the develo...

It's the responsibility of the develo...

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Street Naming and Numbering

You can change an existing address or create an address for a new property.

Street Naming and Numbering

Street Naming and Numbering

You can change an existing address or...

You can change an existing address or...

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Tree Works Consent

If you would like to carry out works to a tree that is protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) then you will need to apply for consent here.

Tree Works Consent

Tree Works Consent

If you would like to carry out works ...

If you would like to carry out works ...